The UN is turning 80 at a moment of crisis: wars, budget cuts, and an antagonistic US president. I had the privilege of speaking with two UN experts, @crisisgroup.org’s @richardgowan1.bsky.social and @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social's Corinne Momal-Vanian. Listen: brnw.ch/21wW44w

The UN is turning 80 at a moment of crisis: wars, budget cuts, and an antagonistic US president. I had the privilege of speaking with two UN experts, @crisisgroup.org’s @richardgowan1.bsky.social and @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social's Corinne Momal-Vanian. Listen: brnw.ch/21wW44w

As the General Debate opens at #UNGA, Council experts @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social, @busbyj2.bsky.social, @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social, @kfriedhoff.bsky.social, @ckafura.bsky.social and @profpaulpoast.bsky.social weigh in on the UN's power and relevance. ⤵️ globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

Amid trends of democratic backsliding globally, truth tellers must stand up I joined @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social and Susan Stokes @global-affairs.bsky.social to discuss the future of global democracy & solutions to rising threats Watch here👇-TN tinyurl.com/nvup46s5

The @nytimes.com’s Mark Landler joined me on the @global-affairs.bsky.social’s Deep Dish podcast to discuss Trump’s state visit, Starmer’s turmoil, and what this moment means for the US-UK relationship. brnw.ch/21wVT3G

Exciting night as we welcome @roguepollster.bsky.social, Yawei Liu, Paul Heer, and @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social to discuss the joint @global-affairs.bsky.social - @cartercenter.bsky.social survey of Chinese public opinion: youtube.com/live/CX_Jebq...

Next Thursday, hear from Julián Ventura and Suzanne Nossel—two of the Council's newest nonresident fellows—as they join @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social to analyze the future of US global leadership and how countries are adapting to America's shifting foreign policy. brnw.ch/21wVItw

We're live! Watch the Council's @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social, @brookings.edu's @normeisen.bsky.social, and the Chicago Center on Democracy's Susan Stokes as they explore how democracies can fight back against authoritarian threats and build resilience ⤵️ brnw.ch/21wVOW8

Inflation is up. Prices are rising. Why does the global economy feel so unstable right now? Economist Baroness Dambisa Moyo joins @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social on our Deep Dish podcast to explain the forces shaping today’s uncertainty. 🎧 brnw.ch/21wVGa6

As world leaders prepare to gather for UNGA 80, Syria’s fragile recovery and the devastation in Gaza reveal the urgent need for a humanitarian reset. Jan Egeland of @NRC_Norway explains why the moment is now to act on this week’s Deep Dish. Listen: brnw.ch/21wVtKL

Join us tomorrow (9/3) as @pauljcheer.bsky.social, Yawei Liu, @roguepollster.bsky.social, and @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social discuss these findings and more. Register now to attend in-person or via livestream: brnw.ch/21wVpho

Xi, Putin, Modi & others are preparing to gather in Tianjin. On Deep Dish, @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social' @jessicacweiss.bsky.social joins @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social to explain why the US-China relationship needs a reset and how reflexive rivalry is making America weaker, not stronger. 🎧⤵️

Was great for me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social to talk with @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social on the the Chicago Council on Global Affairs @global-affairs.bsky.social podcast about Ukraine & our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics. Have a listen here:

My interview today with CNN's Richard Quest. On the talks between President Trump, President Zelensky, and European leaders today in Washington. youtu.be/-E3a51S9dDA

Today @global-affairs.bsky.social we welcome UK Ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson. You can watch his speech and the questions on our website globalaffairs.org/events/briti...

As Trump threatens to double tariffs and Putin courts Modi ahead of the Trump-Putin Alaska summit, can India rise as a great power without choosing a side? @ravireports.bsky.social (‪@foreignpolicy.com) and Raghuram Rajan join @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social on our Deep Dish podcast to discuss. 🎧⤵️

3% is a shockingly low percentage - Americans do not believe that the US and Russia should decide the terms of peace for Ukraine in the absence of the EU and Ukraine.

On the subject of tariffs, I was pleased to join the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to discuss the subject for their Deep Dish podcast with @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social and Brent Neiman... globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

Two outstanding economists, one American and one European joined the @ChicagoCouncil’s Deep Dish podcast  @BrentNeiman(@ChicagoBooth) and @davidheniguk.bsky.social (@ECIPE) to talk about how states and markets are reacting as Trump’s tariffs go into effect: globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

The hunger crisis in Gaza is fueling a larger diplomatic reckoning. On the Deep Dish podcast, I’m joined by Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Fellow at the Chicago Council, to discuss famine, diplomacy, and the growing movement for Palestinian statehood. Listen: brnw.ch/21wUzLQ

This week's Chicago Council's Deep Dish podcast @global-affairs.bsky.social With the US rolling back export controls and China doubling down on AI, I spoke with fmr. White House Director for Tech & National Security Nikita Lalwani about the policy implications. globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

Thrilled to have Jim O'Neill on Deep Dish, the @global-affairs.bsky.social Chicago Council on Global Affairs podcast. Jim founded the term BRICs when he was at Goldman Sachs and was Chair @chathamhouse.org House globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

Thrilled to have Jim O'Neill on Deep Dish, the @global-affairs.bsky.social Chicago Council on Global Affairs podcast. Jim founded the term BRICs when he was at Goldman Sachs and was Chair @chathamhouse.org House globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

This week on the @global-affairs.bsky.social Chicago Council's Dish podcast, I spoke with Stanford's Colin Kahl and Tom Wright of the Brookings Institution @tomjwright.bsky.social on grand strategy Listen now at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts: globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

I’m excited to be reviving the @ChicagoCouncil’s Deep Dish #podcast. I was joined this week by @vali_nasr and @MaloneySuzanne to discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and US strategy. You can listen here. globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

We're thrilled to welcome @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social on her first day as president and CEO! A globally respected voice on diplomacy, democracy, and international leadership, Leslie brings more than 20 years of experience to the Council. Please join us in welcoming Leslie to #Chicago!

An excellent set of meetings on the challenge of war, peace, and stability made all that more urgent as Israel and Iran enter into high stakes military confrontation. @globsec.bsky.social

What timing..

Watch the recording of our brilliant event last night with @nickclegg @DrAndrewSteer, Joel Hellman, Dean of @Georgetown SFS and me @chathamhouse.org www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o...

London’s ‘Little America’ Is No More. What’s Taking Its Place? Insightful (and sad) piece by @Mark Landler, with a thank you from me for the quote www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/w...

An abuse of power, it's one thing for the US to withhold support or (as a non member) to refuse to enforce ICC rulings, but for the US to sanction individual judges at the ICC is damaging to the US and undercuts the legitimacy sanctions as a tool of statecraft www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Me with @maxyoeli.bsky.social Even if Liberation Day proves to be the high-water mark for Trump's tariffs, US partners should double down on efforts to increase their economic resilience and diversify their economic ties. www.chathamhouse.org/2025/06/trum...

The Court of International Trade’s ruling against Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs is another sign that his agenda will encounter more political, legal, and civic challenges in his second 100 days.

Jake Sullivan delivered the Lester Crown Distinguished Lecture on US Foreign Policy @ChicagoCouncil Watch he and @ivodaalder.bsky.social speak at a historic moment, in a great city, to a packed room. globalaffairs.org/events/jake-...

🇺🇸 @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social: The UK is signaling — not just loyalty to the US, but readiness to lead with Europe. Still, she warns: "Processes are radically insufficient" given the evolving threat landscape. Everyone knows it — including Russia, China, and the US. #Geopolitics

Very good @chathamhouse.org event on the international order (or lack thereof) with @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @chietigj.bsky.social and Julian Ventura. Accompanying report here www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/comp...

“Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving the law firm, a major blow to the firm in the wake of its decision to cut a deal with President Trump to head off an executive order against the firm.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...

Bravo to this judge www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

Breaking News: Nicusor Dan, Bucharest’s centrist mayor, won Romania’s presidential election, defeating a hard-right candidate who is aligned with President Trump and has opposed military aid to Ukraine.

Good rundown of why Trump's "$142bn arms deal" with Saudi Arabia is largely a marketing exercise: details are scarce, it includes a bunch of sales already agreed in years past, and the kingdom can't afford to spend anywhere near the top-line figure. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Important thread from @abenewman.bsky.social, one of the intellectual framers of weaponized interdependence.

After nearly two weeks in the US in conversation with Americans on transatlantic relations, nuclear complacency, and US foreign policy, I am heading back to London for multiple meetings and talks on the US and Europe, as we hit the 100 days of Trump 2.0 committees.parliament.uk/event/23367/...

This week we discussed the faltering peace effort in Ukraine, the crisis in Kashmir, and the chaos in the Pentagon on World Review, with Carla Robbins, @ravireports.bsky.social, and Steven Erlanger. open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...

From @ejdionne.bsky.social -- www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

I am incredibly proud and humbled by this opportunity to lead the Chicago Council on Global Affairs @global-affairs.bsky.social at an extraordinary moment in time, and to build on the Council's 103 year history shaping dialogue, convening, and research on global affairs.

Is Japan’s model the future of international order? See my essay in this @chathamhouse.org report

This is an excellent report spearheaded by @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social with contributions from a top cast. On Europe, @constelz.bsky.social has written a chapter about Germany's global role, and Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer & @martinquencez.bsky.social about France's. Worth a read.

Competing visions of international order: Responses to US power in a fracturing world @ChathamHouse World class scholars and experts joined our collaboration to write on one of the very most fundamental questions of our time www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/comp...

Scoop: The Trump administration reversed its decision to terminate a U.S. initiative that documents alleged Russian war crimes, including the mass abuction of Ukrainian children to Russia. It's a rare about-face following pressure from U.S. lawmakers and Christian evangelicals

My initial reflections from the 10th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi 🧵 🔹Far more positivity about the US role than any other spot I have visited since the US election. This was no Munich. India, also many of the international participants, were positive, pragmatic and prepared to partner and deal.